EWE hoggs led the trade at the Classy Lassies sale of Bluefaced Leicester females at Carlisle, topping at 9,000gns.

Making the most of every opportunity and adapting to market trends is the secret to the success of Chris and Louise Elkington’s sheep enterprise.

A centre record for a Texel of 8,000gn was set at the Longtown Ladies sale of breeding sheep for a shearling gimmer from Alan Blackwood’s Auldhouseburn flock, Muirkirk.

WELSH Black bulls sold to 15,200gns at the breed society’s Farmers Guardian supported sale at Dolgellau, where the clearance rate was 81 per cent.

At the January Gems sale of Texel females at Ballymena, guest consignor, Procters Farm, Wennington, Lancashire, topped the sale at 14,000gns.

In the latest of our series supported by the Livestock Auctioneers Association and Shearwell Data, we look back at how auction marts have risen to the challenge of operating through a pandemic.

The Lanark Crackers sale of Texel females saw the breed’s ewe lamb record smashed.

THE Red Ladies Derby sale of pedigree Limousins at Carlisle peaked at 18,000gns for Goldies Pamela from Bruce Goldie, Mouswald.

A new record of 46,000gns for an in-lamb Texel was set at the Select Seven sale at Lanark.

A new market record was set at the Christmas primestock show and sale at Darlington.